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RSS roamingRoaming rip-off: House of Lords weighs in
News The House of Lords is to investigate the thorny issue of roaming and is calling for opinions from the UK public on the issue. The Lords EU Committee will investigate whether costs charged by operators within the EU are... [02 Feb 2007]
Leader: Roaming rates - more work needed
Leader It is fitting that in this week of the annual 3GSM World Congress a major mobile network operator has chosen to announce lower data-roaming rates. At the UK Communication Management Association last week, a remark on... [14 Feb 2007]
'Roaming cuts could ruin your skiing holiday'
News The GSM Association, the trade body representing the mobile industry, believes impending cuts in roaming rates will see some customers plunged into coverage black spots. According to the Association, 25 per cent of... [24 Apr 2007]
Roaming Honeypots for Mitigating Service-Level Denial-of-Service Attacks
White Paper The paper proposes roaming honeypots, a mechanism that allows the locations of honeypots to be unpredictable, continuously changing, and disguised within a server pool. The paper utilizes the roaming... [14 Oct 2008]
Roaming cuts: Only for mobile newbies?
News With legislation that could see roaming bills cut by up to 70 per cent currently under the microscope at the European Parliament, politicians are divided on how best to apply the proposed price cuts. Following backing... [23 Mar 2007]
Roaming rates to fall by up to 70 per cent
News European mobile operators have nothing to fear from impending roaming tariff regulation if they remain competitive, according to an EC spokesman. The spokesman for information society and media commissioner Vivian... [14 Jun 2006]
Roaming price-cap gets Lords thumbs up
News The Lords committee charged with investigating roaming costs has announced its backing for a price cap on mobile calls made from abroad. In an interim statement ahead of the formal publication of its findings, the... [12 Mar 2007]
Roaming bills to be slashed by 70 per cent
News Mobile operators are to have their roaming prices capped by the European Commission - a move that could see roaming prices slashed by up to 70 per cent. The EC has announced new proposals that will first... [12 Jul 2006]
Roaming prices slashed in Euro vote
News Euro MPs have taken a machete to roaming charges after a compromise on rates was hammered out between MEPs and the European presidency earlier this month. The agreement has been welcomed by Viviane Reding, the European... [23 May 2007]
Roaming Range: Understanding Wireless Headset Performance in the Real World
White Paper The distance that the headset and base station can connect with acceptable voice quality is called the roaming range. Major manufacturers of wireless headsets build their products around industry standards, making the... [12 Mar 2008]
Roaming prices: Have your say
News Information Society commissioner Viviane Reding has launched a consultation into the price of roaming in Europe, saying the Commission hoped to eventually cut the cost of roaming by 60 per cent. The... [04 Apr 2006]
Roaming charges to be slashed at last
News Mobile roaming charges in Europe will drop starting on 30 June when the new EU Roaming Regulation comes into force. The regulation will run for three years and will cover all 27 EU member states. Cheat... [26 Jun 2007]
Roaming UK consumers overspending on mobile calls
News They need to get more call charge savvy and find out the best ways to get around the hefty roaming costs incurred by phoning or texting abroad, Oftel says. In its roaming research carried out with Irish... [05 Apr 2002]
It's official: Roaming will be capped - Reding
News EC commissioner for information society and media, Viviane Reding, has confirmed telecoms ministers agreed late last week at a meeting in Brussels there must be a cap both on wholesale and retail roaming charges, and... [19 Mar 2007]
Vodafone and T-Mobile charged over 'anti-competitive' roaming
News The EC has filed charges against T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone, accusing both of anti-competitive practices over international roaming charges. The provision of wholesale airtime access to German... [11 Feb 2005]
